Leonardo da Vinciâs historic painting of âMona Lisaâ is arguably one of the most famous works of art in the world, and makeup artist Liza Kondrevich just gave it an eclectic update that has people talking.
On Instagram, Kondrevich shared a video that illustrates her dressing up the iconic portrait in some of todayâs most bizarre beauty trends: squiggle brows, loads of highlighter, and a very prominent contour. She starts with a blank canvas, carves out the cheeks, defines the eyes, glazes over the lips with gloss, and finishes with wavy brows.
Since posting on Nov. 5, the video has since gained lots of attention, with more than 300,000 likes and encouraging messages such as, âIf you made a print of this I would hang it in my house.â
While lots of people were inspired by Kondrevichâs Mona Lisa makeup remix, there were just as many who found it odd that she would copy such a famous portrait. In her caption, she mentions that the video was created for people who have a sense of humor. âLeonardo da Vinci was a genius and [is] my idol,â she wrote. âI was copying his painting when I was a little girl. My message is (no offense): I donât like wiggly eyebrow trend either blurry pictures on Instagram where whole nose disappears.â
Even with Kondrevichâs heads-up about the video being solely for people with a sense of humor, many didnât find it funny at all. One person shared, âI really donât think you should be doing this to a reproduction of probably the most famous portrait in the world.â Another simply stated, âHow to ruin an artwork? THIS.â
Yahoo Lifestyle caught up with the Netherlands-based artist, and she explained how she is always up for trying something new. While looking for inspiration, she came across the portrait of âMona Lisa,â and was inspired to make her look as though sheâs wearing makeup. After finishing her first version of it, she shared it with her boyfriend, who suggested, âYou should do those wiggly eyebrows.â Kondrevich thought it was a good idea and, shortly after, the 2017 âMona Lisaâ was born.
The wiggly eyebrows were the most interesting aspect of the video, garnering both positive and not-so-positive feedback. One person noted, âYou lost me at the eyebrowsâ and many shared those same sentiments. As far as those negative comments go, Kondrevich doesnât let them get to her and thinks one of the reasons people send them is that they may be jealous. âI have comments every day such as, âwaste of makeup,â âI can do better,â and it was just very difficult in the beginning for me,â she says. âI could not understand how people can put those nasty comments under my drawing. Why?â
She continues: âBut now I donât care. I am responding nice to those people because I know they are hurt by someone, unhappy, or just bad people. I am a mother, and have an 8-year-old son, so I wonât let internet bugs influence my life.â
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